Those Years When I Was Forced to Top the Forbes List

Chapter 274 Completely Unable to Carry It (5K6)

The testing did not stop despite the doubts raised by the Tang Dynasty.

Soon, the analog signal began to run at high speed in the "laboratory environment".

The so-called "laboratory environment" refers to the ideal connection state to eliminate signal interference.

Of course, as anyone who has studied science knows, a completely ideal state does not exist. On-site, we can only achieve a near-ideal state by using a large number of anti-interference devices to allow the terminal to run at its peak speed.

The data suddenly appeared on the projection screen, and everyone's heart skipped a beat.

3.18 Mbps!

Everyone was speechless for a moment and fell into a brief silence.

Speculation abounds.

Zhou Huan's gaze immediately sharpened.

Someone can help!

This technology definitely involved someone! It wasn't just Spreadtrum and Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications!

Or the data is fake!
No, it must be fake!
"Doesn't the international communications white paper explain TD's peak value as 2.8? Can you break 3?" Deputy Leader Zhang immediately asked.

And then he looked at Chen Xuebing, who was actually in charge.

This data directly broke the barrier that the two had only exchanged one sentence since they first met.

This is an internationally recognized peak data point, and for Spreadtrum to surpass it is somewhat outrageous.

Previously, TD technology was not favored by the industry because international telecommunications organizations believed that the theoretical peak speed of TD single carrier was only 1.6Mbps, and that QPSK modulation was inferior to WCDMA technology, which could reach 14.4Mbps and CDMA 3.1Mbps.

Later, with the breakthrough of TD's HSDPA technology and the development of higher-order modulation methods, AMC adaptive modulation coding and other methods to improve the data rate, the international white paper revised this theoretical data to 2.8Mbps.

However, this is only theoretical. To reach this theoretical peak, it is necessary to have the technology of leading international telecommunications companies as support.

Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications (CQUPT) lacks operational capabilities and certainly hasn't mastered advanced modulation methods. Therefore, no one thinks that CQUPT's HSDPA technology is particularly powerful; it has only broken through the downlink rate of a single carrier. To achieve truly commercial-grade technology, it still needs to cooperate with major companies.

Due to Datang's patent restrictions and Chongqing Post's weakness, even if Datang's technology is insufficient, Chongqing Post will probably have no choice but to cooperate with Datang and then find a capable telecommunications company.

If it weren't for this psychological advantage, the Tang Dynasty would have already taken action against Chongqing Post Station.

But what does it mean that the peak rate has now exceeded 3?
This demonstrates that Spreadtrum's technology not only incorporates advanced modulation methods but has also broken through the limitations of international theory!
Chen Xuebing, however, was somewhat dismissive of Deputy Leader Zhang's shock.

"Regarding TD technology, the data provided by them internationally is not authoritative. In fact, through our technical integration, we have broken through the data limit considered by the international community with just a few simple methods. The dynamic pilot density adjustment supported by Huawei base stations, combined with the 64QAM high-order modulation technology mastered by Spreadtrum, has increased the peak rate to 3.2. Moreover, this technology is not yet mature. If we continue to study it, it is entirely possible to make further breakthroughs."

He didn't hide his abilities, because the four words "Huawei base station" are irreplaceable. No one knows exactly how they are combined, or where Spreadtrum got its internationally leading 64QAM modulation technology.

Spreadtrum was founded by a group of people who returned from the US. Did they come up with the solutions overseas? Or was it Huawei? ZTE?

Judging from the fact that it can cooperate with Huawei's base station technology, it is very likely Huawei, but there is no evidence.

Actually, this modulation technology didn't come from Huawei.

Huawei's modulation scheme involves many proprietary technologies and uses the mainstream 16QAM for WCDMA. 64QAM is a complex wave with high requirements for signal-to-noise ratio, and the technology has not been industrialized in the communications field, so it may not be friendly to the WCDMA field.

It was on the day of the technical reconciliation that Chen Xuebing heard that Huawei's reduced signal-to-noise ratio technology combined with 64QAM could improve the peak rate of TD, and that this technology was relatively mature in the field of cable TV transmission, so he asked Wang Dongsheng to inquire about it.

And they actually found out.

BOE initially acquired this technology from Hyundai of South Korea, which had a second-generation production line, and it was quite mature in microwave communications.

Chen Xuebing asked Wang Dongsheng to introduce him to Spreadtrum, which sent someone to South Korea and quickly obtained a technology license for $600 million. He then asked Hyundai to send someone over to discuss and debug the technology with Huawei.

Chen Xuebing went to great lengths to achieve this improvement.

It is precisely to break free from the constraints imposed by international information.

TD technology is inherently too complex and lacks natural advantages, but it may not be impossible to change its fate through hard work.

"We have also invested heavily in the research of smart antenna chip analog technology and multi-carrier technology. We should be able to achieve a breakthrough in Massive MIMO technology soon. At that time, we can significantly improve cell capacity through multi-user space multiplexing and make up for some of the inherent shortcomings of TD in supporting too few concurrent users."

Chen Xuebing kept increasing his investment, making Spreadtrum seem even more unfathomable.

Leader Zhang and Leader Yan exchanged a glance.

With so many research projects launched simultaneously, does Spreadtrum have the resources? Shanghai is really ruthless! How much subsidy did they give Spreadtrum?

The leader's eyes revealed confusion.

We don't know either!
The third party present, the Ministry of Science and Technology, only provided a subsidy of 8000 million yuan.

Deputy Leader Zhang looked intently at Chen Xuebing.

That's the tycoon.

He'd heard Chen Xuebing was very wealthy, but today, his perception of him had reached a new level.

"Hmph." Zhou Huan, seeing Zhan Xun unleash one powerful move after another, finally couldn't hold back any longer. He slammed his hand on the table and said:
"You're researching this, but don't we at Datang have it too? The SoftFone-LCR chipset, jointly developed by Datang and ADI, will soon be ready for tape-out! It supports the entire TD-SCDMA frequency band and integrates ADI's patented SmartDSP architecture, improving Doppler compensation performance by 40%! With an external DSP, the measured speed in mobile scenarios can be increased to 0.7Mbps! As long as we have HSDPA, we can also improve the measured speed! Surpassing Spreadtrum!"

The partnership with ADI is the capital he plans to use to crush Spreadtrum today.

After saying that, he pointed to one of his team members and introduced him: "This is Huang Huaite, the Vice President of Technology at ADI!"

Many people were stunned.

Even Deputy Leader Zhang was among those who were stunned.

"You're cooperating with foreign capital? Why didn't you report it to the ministry?" He questioned Zhou Huan, his tone turning unfriendly for the first time.

Exhibition News is Exhibition News; they are originally overseas Chinese who returned to China.

Your Great Tang Dynasty has always taken "domestic self-reliance" as its fundamental principle!

Zhou Huan, however, showed no fear.

"Although this collaboration involves foreign investment, it is entirely led by us! ADI has previously provided us with baseband chips, and we have reached a general agreement with MediaTek, the Taiwanese company that acquired ADI, on the terms of the collaboration, holding a 70% stake in the joint venture! However, we have just conducted technical trials, and some details of the collaboration are still being drafted! Therefore, it has not been reported yet!"

As he spoke, he felt a pang of regret.

When Zhen Caiji said he wanted to report it, he stopped him. As a result, Zhen Caiji arranged for someone to file a lawsuit with Zhanxun but was rebuffed. Later, when Datang held a meeting to unify its external relations, Zhen Caiji actually did not report it.

But so be it. Today is the formal report, and we'll take this opportunity to reveal this card and give the Tang Dynasty a chance to save face.

When Deputy Leader Zhang heard that the cooperation would be conducted through a joint venture and that the company would still be the dominant player, he remained silent despite some dissatisfaction.

Chen Xuebing, on the other hand, was fully aware of the matter and wasn't particularly surprised.

He chuckled inwardly, thinking how kind Zhencaiji was to them; they had even leaked something to their competitor that they hadn't reported to the ministry.

One can only imagine how chaotic the civil war became.

However, Datang Technology hadn't made any progress in the previous few years, but in this short period of time, there has actually been "technological progress," which shows that science and technology really do develop in competition.

He then reconsidered and raised another question.

"An external DSP...won't that consume a lot more power? Can the phone's battery handle that?"

During this time, he did learn some technical skills.

Wu Ping then asked a more technical question: "How do you integrate the external DSP chip for Doppler compensation with the HSDPA baseband protocol stack?"

"Ha, how big is your design team at Spreadtrum?" Zhou Huan seized the opportunity to mock immediately: "ADI has a senior team of 400 people! If Spreadtrum can integrate chips, why can't ADI? Datang's 200-person chip design team is about to form a joint venture with ADI. Spreadtrum's multi-mode chips will soon no longer have an advantage!"

That's a lot of hype. The so-called 200-person team that Datang has is incredibly unrealistic. Nowadays, chip design talent is so scarce that most of them are either returning from abroad or have received long-term training from domestic teams. Even if they have five years of design experience, they must have been working since before China joined the WTO.

How many people with this kind of talent would be willing to work in a state-owned enterprise and live off the same old system?

The so-called 200 people mostly consist of interns.

However, ADI's mobile phone team's design capabilities are indeed no worse than Spreadtrum's; they just focus more on coprocessors and are good at digital signal processing and computation, but they probably lack experience in baseband development.

Zhou Huan had already boasted about it, so ADI's technical vice president, "Huang Huai Te," could only step out of the group and say in a Hong Kong accent: "Spreadtrum's high-speed train 0.7Mbps is a simulated test in a static environment, while our solution is based on actual high-speed field tests. We use a real-time frequency offset correction engine and also hold multiple patents for Doppler frequency offset compensation algorithms. With the support of Datang's protocol stack technology, we can also try to design Spreadtrum's dual-band or multi-band baseband."

His tone was slightly more cautious, and he didn't dare to mention the technology that exceeded the theoretical limit of 2.8Mbps, but at least he made Datang proud.

Huang White actually wanted to add that his name is "White Huang," and his colleagues usually call him White. This General Manager Zhou insisted on giving him a Chinese name, which he is not used to.

It seems that both sides have their own version of events.

Deputy Leader Zhang felt somewhat relieved, as Datang had finally managed to revive its chip business.

The technology that Spreadtrum demonstrated today is also a great thing for TD.

However, the fact that they are so self-reliant that they would rather sacrifice spectrum efficiency to bypass Datang is a situation he does not want to see.

He walked over to Vice Chairman Liu and Mayor Yan and whispered, "Gentlemen, it's certainly a good thing that Spreadtrum has the technology, but continuing this competition is not good for domestic 3G."

Leader Liu knew that this person was there to persuade Datang, so he smiled and didn't take the bait: "I think the potential that Spreadtrum showed today is indeed greater than that of Datang."

Now that Leader Yan has seen Spreadtrum's capabilities, he has made his position clear: "Leader Zhang, Spreadtrum's chips are designed 100% by a mainland team. Shanghai Spreadtrum is their entity. Datang keeps talking about independent innovation, but now it clings to American chips and cooperates with overseas companies. What's going on here?"

“Since MediaTek acquired ADI, it is, after all, a Taiwanese company.” Deputy Leader Zhang felt a headache coming on; this rebuttal was somewhat far-fetched.

He pondered for a moment, then said, "Then let me mediate and try to reach the most favorable terms for both sides, how about that?"

Deputy Liu fell silent.

Mayor Yan said with a serious expression, "We can't force it."

Deputy Leader Zhang nodded, acknowledging his agreement, but then glanced at Chen Xuebing, whose stance was the most resolute, and fell into thought.

We need to get him out of here first, otherwise we can't reach an agreement.

The investigation ended without reaching a conclusion.

Leader Liu and Leader Yan visited several other companies in Zhangjiang, while Deputy Leader Zhang stayed behind under the pretext of discussing tomorrow's TD industry annual meeting.

When distinguished guests arrive, Zhanxun naturally has no reason not to keep them.

The atmosphere in the meeting room was heavy.

Deputy Leader Zhang sat in the center, holding a teacup, with Spreadtrum and Datang on his left and right respectively, and no one spoke.

After a long pause, Deputy Leader Zhang smiled and got straight to the point.

"Spreadtrum's protocol stack technology is excellent, but Datang's basic patents are still the core of the standard. I propose that you two cross-license to jointly promote industrialization. What do you think?"

Zhou Huan sneered, "We are willing to license the basic patents, but Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications must disclose the dynamic time slot algorithm, and Spreadtrum must also disclose the new protocol stack and analog antenna technology. After all, these optimizations are based on our patents."

"Heh." Chen Xuebing chuckled dryly, too lazy to say anything more. He picked up his teacup and counted the tea leaves inside, as if this matter was more meaningful.

If you try to force your way in and start a war of words, I don't have time for that.

Seeing this, Wu Ping and Chen Datong remained silent.

But Deputy Leader Zhang had his sights set on Wu Ping, who had virtually no connections.

"President Wu, you're the chairman, why don't you make a statement?"

"Hmm," Wu Ping hesitated for a moment.

Chen Xuebing had no choice but to calmly say, "We can make an exchange. We are not afraid of competition from Datang, but what we want is not a license, but completely independent secondary development rights. We can use Datang's patents, but the subsequent improvement technology belongs to us."

Everyone knows what happened in today's test. Spreadtrum tried to bypass Datang, and the result wasn't very good.

Immediately, someone in Datang's team vetoed the idea.

"That's impossible! If you want to develop it independently, it means we have to give up our technological leadership! TD is a standard that Datang spearheaded, so why should Spreadtrum reap the benefits?"

“I haven’t finished speaking yet,” Chen Xuebing added with dissatisfaction. “Datang’s technology is really outdated. To put it bluntly, many of its patents were created by Siemens in the 1990s. Communication patents only have a 20-year protection period, and it’s been almost ten years now, hasn’t it? A direct exchange would be at a disadvantage for us; Datang would have to subsidize us with 100 million yuan.”

Zhou Huan, sitting opposite him, laughed heartily, shaking his head as if he had heard something utterly absurd.

Leader Zhang also clicked his tongue impatiently.

He realized that Chen Xuebing didn't really want the money; this was a patch, leaving room for negotiation, but it eliminated any room for him to "coordinate."

At this point, Zhou Huan should have countered with reason, first negotiating the other party's demand of 100 million before asking for "face" and securing better terms for the Tang Dynasty.

The room for maneuver that leaders have to use when it matters most should be used in crucial situations.

But Zhou Huan was still busy being angry, concerned about his "dominant position," and not thinking about dealing with the situation calmly.

The other party, however, showed shrewdness in every aspect.

He really felt he couldn't lead the team, he was completely unable to lead them.

He had to speak again: "President Chen, I've heard that Spreadtrum uses American-style management. You don't hold a management position at Spreadtrum, you're just an investor. Shouldn't this issue be decided by President Wu and Professor Chen, and the decision of the Spreadtrum board of directors be respected?"

Since the words had already hit a nail on the head, Chen Xuebing couldn't directly confront him. He smiled, nodded, and glanced at Chen Datong.

Wu Ping was not good with words, but Chen Datong was a seasoned veteran. He understood Chen Xuebing's meaning and immediately put on a troubled expression: "Leader Zhang, the key is that our improved technology was all authorized to us by Singularity Technology after being integrated by President Chen. You want us to make it public to Datang, which requires the consent of Singularity Technology. Moreover, our sales channels and 3G terminal carriers are also in the hands of Singularity. This is... I'm afraid it still needs President Chen to make the decision."

Deputy Leader Zhang felt things were getting difficult again.

However, when it comes to 3G terminals, he remembered a crucial matter.

That phone that was touted to be amazing.

"Mr. Chen, may I take a look at the phone that was reported in the Economic Daily?"

Chen Xuebing smiled.

I've been waiting for you to ask.

This is the killer move.

There were reporters downstairs and in the testing hall just now, so he couldn't take it out to show.

现在
Chen Xuebing glanced at the group from Datang and smiled, "Showing it to the leaders is fine, but our phones are trade secrets, so Datang doesn't need to, right?"

Deputy Leader Zhang hesitated for a moment: "Is it alright for President Zhou to stay?"

Chen Xuebing nodded easily.

If we don't keep him here, how can we make him feel despair and give up early?

After about 20 minutes.

Leader Zhang pressed the voice button on the "Starlink" chat interface, but this dignified leader didn't know what to say.

".Hello."

He spoke into the microphone, trying to speak slowly.

Chen Xuebing sat down next to him, took out another phone to look at it, and after waiting for a while, he received a message.

He pressed play.

"Hello." The exact same voice came from Chen Xuebing's phone.

Deputy Leader Zhang leaned back in his chair, his eyes completely changed, lost in deep thought.

He was the first person to experience both the smoothness of the Kirin phone and its software features.

"We are still debugging many functions," Chen Xuebing said with a smile. "We are confident that by using this phone with the Spreadtrum 3G chip, we can open up a huge market for TD."

After a long while, Deputy Leader Zhang sat up and asked, "Old Zhou, what do you think?"

Zhou Huan's face turned pale, and he was having some difficulty breathing.

He had only been watching for a few minutes when he lost interest, his eyes constantly scanning his surroundings with disdain, listening only with his ears, but that didn't mean he was avoiding the issue.

The pressure on my chest felt as heavy as a mountain.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Chen Xuebing slowly smiled and said, "If President Zhou doesn't agree, our protocol stack can still be used, it's just a little slower. It's definitely enough to support mobile phone functions. As for the bypass patent, we can develop it slowly."

These words struck a chord deep within Zhou Huan.

"boom!"

This time, the table finally made a sound.

"You bypassed our patent? Completely bypassed it? Did the patent office examine it? Where did the technology come from? I will ask the relevant departments to find out!"

"Then go ahead and check. But our patent department is in Singapore, so you'll need to find a professional international legal team. Minister Zhang, we've created the best opportunity. This lawsuit won't be over in less than two or three years, will it? Can the country afford to wait?"

Chen Xuebing casually passed the buck to Leader Zhang regarding Zhou Huan's problem.

Within 20 minutes, Chen Xuebing presented Leader Zhang with a mental exercise:

Now, who represents the national interest?
After calming down, Director Zhang said in a deep voice, "President Zhou, what do you think about this issue?"

Zhou Huan stood up and said angrily, "Leader Zhang, did you hear what he said? He wants to bypass Datang?? I want to ask, without Datang buying Siemens' patent, without me writing letters to persuade the two academies and the science and technology association to jointly petition for support for our country's independently developed communication standard, where would TD come from? Where would today's discussion come from?? Do we need TD to make a living? Without us, who would have this job?"

It is thanks to their years of efforts that TD has been listed as a major national scientific and technological achievement alongside Shenzhou V and super high-yield rice breeding!

He was absolutely furious that they were now being kicked away!

"Actually, our mobile phone doesn't necessarily have to be TD, WCDMA, or CDMA2000. It's just a matter of who we're helping to develop the market for."

Chen Xuebing muttered under his breath, making Zhou Huan furious.

Leader Zhang was speechless, but what they said was true.

Such a good phone, which standard should it be given to, without any carrier subsidies?

Chen Xuebing couldn't really embarrass Director Zhang too much, so he smiled and said, "We don't need that 100 million. We'll use it to thank our senior colleague, okay?"

"I disagree!"

Zhou Huan stood up, suddenly realizing that he might still have a chance. There was a meeting tomorrow with so many mobile phone manufacturers: Lenovo, ZTE, Bird...
Is there really no one who can do it?
I can't believe it!
(End of this chapter)